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Gavin Yeung

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“Undercover Underworld”

On-screen deception and intrigue are the theme of Tai Kwun’s latest exhibition, which explores the relationship between Hong Kong cinema and the undercover cop. From Man on the Brink (1981) to Infernal Affairs (2002), eight iconic films are in the spotlight, bolstered by manuscripts, props, awards and trophies from top film­makers, as well as personal accounts from real undercover officers, their coaches and psychiatrists.
Until October 5, Duplex Studio, LG1/F & LG2/F, Police Headquarters Block, Tai Kwun, 10 Hollywood Road, Central. For tickets, go to taikwun.hk
Drink this
Caprice Bar

Bar manager Anyss Saintilan has unveiled the next cocktail menu at Caprice Bar, basing nine concoctions on natural elements. Listed in a series of boxes, each containing a piece of the chosen element, highlights include Cotton, which merges two classics – the Grasshopper and Ramos Gin Fizz – and Fire, a banana chocolate cake-inspired libation flambéed tableside.
6/F, Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong, 8 Finance Street, Central
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Canton Epicurean Treasures Four-hand Tasting Regale menu

From August 14 to September 14, the Sheraton Hong Kong’s Cantonese restaurant Celestial Court is partnering with Dynasty at the Renaissance Hong Kong Harbour View Hotel for a joint menu celebrating produce from the latter part of the summer season. At both locations, diners can look forward to stir-fried lobster with spicy termite mushrooms and shredded crispy chicken with green mango and basil.
HK$1,388 per person (plus HK$400 for wine pairing). Celestial Court, 2/F, Sheraton Hong Kong Hotel & Towers, 20 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. To book, call 2732 6991. Dynasty at the Renaissance Hong Kong Harbour View Hotel, 1 Harbour Road, Wan Chai. To book, call 2802 8888
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Joe Wong’s “The Twin Tariff Show”

Having performed for former United States president Joe Biden, as well as talk show hosts David Letterman and Stephen Colbert, Chinese-American comedian Joe Wong is due to bring his unique brand of side-splitting humour to Hong Kong on August 14. Expect smart quips skewering the gloom-and-doom headlines, providing much-needed comic relief in the process.
August 14, 8pm, at Kitty Woo Stadium, Tung Po, 103 King Fuk Street, San Po Kong. Tickets from HK$380; ticketflap.com


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Infernal Affairs starring Andy Lau Tak-wah (left) and Tony Leung Chiu-wai. Photo: Media Asia Films

Andy Lau (left) and Tony Leung in a classic scene from crime drama film Infernal Affairs. Photo: Media Asia Films

Concoctions from the Caprice Bar’s Elements cocktail menu. Photo: Caprice Bar

Celestial Court and Dynasty’s joint menu celebrates the best of Cantonese cuisine. Photo: Handout

Chinese-American stand-up comedian Joe Wong. Photo: Facebook

As Aqua Restaurant Group turns 25, its founder David Yeo reflects

Aqua Hong Kong is one of 20 venues in five cities around the world. Photo: courtesy Aqua Restaurant Group

David Yeo, founder of Aqua Restaurant Group, which he launched in Hong Kong 25 years ago. Photo: courtesy Aqua Restaurant Group

Aqua New York is decorated in art deco style. Photo: courtesy Aqua Restaurant Group

Vesu Pizza Bar’s “The Ducky”, a flaming Peking duck collaboration with Hutong Hong Kong. Photo: @vesupizzabar/Instagram

Vesu Pizza Bar, Tsim Sha Tsui, is geared towards younger Hong Kong diners. Photo: courtesy Aqua Restaurant Group

Charcoal-grilled saikyo miso black cod at Aqua Hong Kong. Photo: Aqua Group

Hutong Hong Kong. Photo: courtesy Aqua Restaurant Group

Gambero Rosso Carpaccio, a red prawn carpaccio with basil, compressed apple and caviar, at Aqua New York. Photo: Handout

Brunch at Hutong Dubai. Photo: courtesy Hutong Dubai

Hong Kong Palace Museum set to unveil Mughal treasures in collaboration with London’s V&A

Jewelled jade pendant, court workshops, Mughal dynasty (c. 1610-20). Photo: Victoria and Albert Museum

Jahangir in a Garden, by Manohar, a court painter of the Mughal emperor (c. 1610-15). Photo: Victoria and Albert Museum

Yellow enamel porcelain dish from Jingdezhen’s imperial kilns. Ming dynasty, Hongzhi period (1488-1505); collected by Jahangir. Photo: Victoria and Albert Museum

Gujarati casket, Mughal dynasty (c. 1600). Photo: Victoria and Albert Museum

5 inspiring museums to visit in Guangdong for history, jewellery and more

The Guangdong Chinese Medicine Museum in Guangzhou, China. Photo: Getty Images

Guangdong Chinese Medicine Museum in China. Photo: Getty Images

Xuelei Fragrance Museum in Guangzhou, China. Photo: Handout

The Guangzhou Thirteen Hongs Museum in Guangzhou, China, looks at the legacy of the area’s hongs, or merchant houses. Photo: Handout

Nanshan Museum in Shenzhen, China. Photo: Handout

The Zhen Museum in Shantou houses over a thousand pieces, including rare items from the Miao and Yao communities. Photo: Handout

Montana brings Cuban cocktail magic to Hong Kong’s Hollywood Road

Montana co-founders Lorenzo Antinori (left) and Simone Caporale (right) have an abiding love for classic cocktails. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Montana, on Hollywood Road, is a tribute to Cuba’s cocktail heritage. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Montana’s cocktail menu includes the rum and coke sour (left) and the Montana daiquiri. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Benny Blanco (left) and Montana daiquiri (right) served at Bar Montana. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Montana’s co-founders, Lorenzo Antinori and Simone Caporale. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Montana is a tribute to Cuban cocktail heritage and the outsized influence the Caribbean nation’s bartenders had on nearby Florida in the 1970s and 80s. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Montana’s co-founders Lorenzo Antinori (left) and Simone Caporale pose for a portrait at their bar. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

The world is discovering bamboo scaffolding – as Hong Kong phases it out

The sun is setting on Hong Kong’s bamboo scaffolding just as the rest of the world is waking up to the material’s myriad qualities. Pictured is a building in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, encased in the iconic bamboo poles. Photo: Jocelyn Tam

Workers erect Hong Kong’s bamboo scaffolding installation at this year’s Venice Biennale of Architecture. Photo: Oliver Law

The Venice Biennale of Architecture installation was designed by Beau Architects in collaboration with the Architecture Land Initiative and master scaffolder Choi Wing-kei. Photo: Oliver Law

Hong Kong’s bamboo scaffolding installation is constructed at this year’s Venice Biennale of Architecture. Photo: Oliver Law

Wellington Street, Central, Hong Kong. Bamboo scaffolding is a craft that relies on the knowledge and skill of the people who practise it. Photo: Raffaella Endrizzi 

Bamboo scaffolding at Chinese University in Hong Kong. As bamboo can be easily cut on site, the scaffolding can be quickly tailored to the needs of a specific situation. Photo: Raffaella Endrizzi 

Bamboo scaffolding on Hong Kong’s Bonham Strand. “The knot is simple. We learned it in two days,” says Raffaella Endrizzi. “But in the end it still takes human touch and inherited knowledge to make scaffolding.” Photo: Raffaella Endrizzi 

The Regent Hong Kong, in Tsim Sha Tsui, draped in bamboo scaffolding during a renovation ahead of its reopening in 2023. Photo: John Butlin

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Take in some classic crime movies, try some new cocktails at Caprice, taste a Cantonese cuisine collaboration from two top restaurants, and get some comic relief


Take in some classic crime movies, try some new cocktails at Caprice, taste a Cantonese cuisine collaboration from two top restaurants, and get some comic relief.


What to do in Hong Kong, August 10-16

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“Undercover Underworld”

Drink this

Caprice Bar

Eat this

Canton Epicurean Treasures Four-hand Tasting Regale menu

Watch this

Joe Wong’s “The Twin Tariff Show”

Take in some classic crime movies, try some new cocktails at Caprice, taste a Cantonese cuisine collaboration from two top restaurants, and get some comic relief

See this